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Dangerous doses, how counterfeiters are contaminating America's drug supply, Katherine Eban

eng

Includes bibliographical references (p. [363]-417) and index

illustrations

no index present

non fiction

Dangerous doses

56880175

Katherine Eban

how counterfeiters are contaminating America's drug supply

Stolen, compromised, and counterfeit medicine increasingly makes its way into a poorly regulated distribution system-where it may reach unsuspecting patients who stake their lives on its effectiveness. Investigative medical reporter Eban's exploration of America's secret ring of drug counterfeiters takes us to Florida, where a team of investigators follows the trail of medicine stolen in a seemingly minor break-in as it funnels into a sprawling national network of drug polluters. Their pursuit stretches from a strip joint in South Miami to the halls of Congress as they battle entrenched political interests and uncover an increasing threat to America's health.--From publisher description

A victim of success -- Flamingos in Missouri -- The public candy bowl -- Medicine in the laundry room -- The cheshire cat -- Man's garbage -- A cold chain gets hot -- Stealing time -- My son is not a no one -- Streams become one -- The license shrine -- A do or die cause -- A bad lot -- Rats in the state -- Crazy money -- A special price -- The guitar story -- The counterfeiter's lair -- They know we know -- Mr. Arias goes to Washington -- The ultimate box case -- Where hyperbole meets reality